I have mismatched data lines in a power query so I am attempting to renumber/reorganize the data then merge the information to realign.
Here, I want the data in Column Answer 2 to go into column Answer, cells 6,7,11,12.
I've indexed each of my files and merged the queries. However, when I expand the merged queries, PQ seems to randomize my data.
I'm new to PQ so I don't really write the 'code', just use the user interface.
As you can see from the second image, the data comes out in the wrong order.
I merged two tables, then added index column and moved it to the beginning, then expanded the merged table and deleted index column. The order of rows has left the same, as in the source table.
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I am trying to create a data table with multiple outputs across periods, but for the same scenarios.
Is it possible to create that without inserting an extra column between each output column to deliver input for the data table (i.e. input column = index 50-110).
Is this in any way possible? See picture of what I would usually mark to create the data table (this does only cover one period/output though). But if I were to make the scenario for FY23, then I would need to insert a column between FY22 and FY23 where I copy the index 50-110 again. I would like to not have to do that.
I have a very annoying problem when i try to merge two tables on power query excel. I use one column to match records from both tables and when i try to expand the second table it pops up the following message:
DataFormat.Error: We couldn't convert to Number.
Λεπτομέρειες:
ECS
I have no idea how to fix this. The columns that are matched have text, not value. There are no errors when i import data. Is there anyone that can help?
Try the following:
Delete the step #"Changed Type" in both queries
Make sure that the two merged columns have the same type (text ABC, in your case)
When you create a query from a table, Power Query try to guess (based on the first 200 lines) the type of each column. Now, the value "Λεπτομέρειες: ECS" is probably included in a different column (than the two merged) that has Number 123 as a type. It's kind of a mixed column (due to the source of data itself or to a delimiter issue).
I can't find the solution for the problem described here.
I have an Excel file with sales data of 2020 and another one with data for 2021, with lots of rows, so if I copy paste one below the other in the other Excel, I can't use pivot data because too many rows, so I want to merge my 2 Excel files in this way:
First table:
Second table:
Desired final table (in Excel):
Is there any way I can do that with power query or something else in Excel?
Note: my table doesn't have just Sales 2020 in 2021, but also other data, but for simplicity I didn't include it there (example: growth 2020, growth 2021)
So if anyone can help me I will appreciate it a lot!
I would start with 2 queries, each one would just read the rows from First table and Second table respectively.
Then I would start a new query by Reference to the First query.
In this Output query I would add a Merge Queries step, matching the first 3 columns from the First and Second queries. I would set the Join Type set to Full Outer Join.
Next in the Expand step I would return all the columns from the Second table.
Finally I would add 3 columns using the Conditional Column option, to create merged versions of Name, Surname and Month. For example:
= if [Name] = null then [Second.Name] else [Name]
Finally I would remove the un-needed columns, rename and re-order the columns if needed.
I have 2 big tables (1 has 690K Rows, 2nd one has 890K rows).
They have the same format and columns:
Username - Points - Bonuses - COLUMN D... COLUMN - K.
Lets say in the first table i have the "Original" usernames and in the 2nd table i have "New" usernames + Some of the "Original" usernames (So people who are still playing + people who are new to the game).
What I'm trying to do is to merge them so i can have in a single table (sum up) their values.
I've already made my tables proper System Tables.
I created their connection in the workbook.
I've tried to merge them but i keep getting less rows than i expect to have, so some records are being left out or not being summed.
I've tried Left Outer, Right Outer, Full Outer with no success.
This is where im standing:
As #Jenn said, i had to append the tables instead of merging them and i also used a filter inside PowerQuery to remove all blanks/zeros before loading it into Excel, i was left with 500K Unique rows, instead of 1.6 Million. Thanks for the comment!
I would append the tables, as indicated above. First load each table separately into PowerQuery, and then append one table into the other one. The column names look a little long and it may make sense to simplify the column names so that the system doesn't read them as different columns due to an inadvertent typo.
I am working with Excel 2010, Power Query, and PowerPivot.
I have a query named Database that consists of 60+ merged tables containing a total of 2m+ rows. I also have a separate query that consists of two columns PrimaryKey3 and Members (a count of members per month). The entries in PrimaryKey3 are unique, consisting of ID-MMM-YY.
Both queries have PrimaryKey3 in common, however in Database there can be multiple rows with the same PrimaryKey3.
In order to match a member amount to each row in Database, I tried a Left Outer join. There were no errors, but when I try to upload to PowerPivot it says there are only 169K rows. I then tried Full Outer join and Inner Join, and received an error "could not convert value to number," coming from a column already formatted as a text in Database. This column contains numbers and numbers proceeding with a letter: 1234, A234. Every non-blank row has a PrimaryKey3. Why is it trying to reformat my columns/ how do I get around that?
Should I be using a different type of join, or is there another way besides merging to do this?
Hope this makes sense, thank you for any help in advance!
I uploaded both queries to PowerPivot, and created a relationship through PrimaryKey3. I then created a new column in Database with =Related(Enrollment[Members]).